kɹɛst kɹɛst kɹaʊn ˈsʌmɪt tɒp tɑp a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal reach a high point The river crested last night lie at the top of Snow capped the mountains (heraldry) in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a helmet the center of a cambered road the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill) the view from the peak was magnificent they clambered to the tip of Monadnock the region is a few molecules wide at the summit